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Neuromuscular Ultrasound of Cranial Nerves

Ultrasound of cranial nerves is a novel subdomain of neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) which may provide additional value in the assessment of cranial nerves in different neuromuscular disorders. Whilst NMUS of peripheral nerves has been studied, NMUS of cranial nerves is considered in its initial sta...

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Autores principales: Tawfik, Eman A., Walker, Francis O., Cartwright, Michael S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurological Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25851889
http://dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2015.11.2.109
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description Ultrasound of cranial nerves is a novel subdomain of neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) which may provide additional value in the assessment of cranial nerves in different neuromuscular disorders. Whilst NMUS of peripheral nerves has been studied, NMUS of cranial nerves is considered in its initial stage of research, thus, there is a need to summarize the research results achieved to date. Detailed scanning protocols, which assist in mastery of the techniques, are briefly mentioned in the few reference textbooks available in the field. This review article focuses on ultrasound scanning techniques of the 4 accessible cranial nerves: optic, facial, vagus and spinal accessory nerves. The relevant literatures and potential future applications are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-43874762015-04-07 Neuromuscular Ultrasound of Cranial Nerves Tawfik, Eman A. Walker, Francis O. Cartwright, Michael S. J Clin Neurol Review Ultrasound of cranial nerves is a novel subdomain of neuromuscular ultrasound (NMUS) which may provide additional value in the assessment of cranial nerves in different neuromuscular disorders. Whilst NMUS of peripheral nerves has been studied, NMUS of cranial nerves is considered in its initial stage of research, thus, there is a need to summarize the research results achieved to date. Detailed scanning protocols, which assist in mastery of the techniques, are briefly mentioned in the few reference textbooks available in the field. This review article focuses on ultrasound scanning techniques of the 4 accessible cranial nerves: optic, facial, vagus and spinal accessory nerves. The relevant literatures and potential future applications are discussed. Korean Neurological Association 2015-04 2015-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC4387476/ /pubmed/25851889 http://dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2015.11.2.109 Text en Copyright © 2015 Korean Neurological Association http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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